Jon D Harrison

Where Did “Helping You Succeed” Come From?

I’m excited to share with you my recent interview by Mark “Ski” Struczewski. In this interview you will learn a little bit about my background and expertise, plus the origin of the phrase “helping you succeed”! Mark asked me some really great questions, so stop by his site and check the interview out! Before you […]

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What You Don’t Know Can Kill You – Do You Know This?

What You Don’t Know Can Kill You Especially if you are a squirrel. Back around 2001, I was working at the Chesterfield hotel in Palm Beach Florida – it was a great place to work, with an awesome team of professionals. (That actually was the most difficult job that I have left – the people

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Life Changers: John Saddington – You Don’t Have to be Good at Everything

John Saddington is a self described Partner, educator, Aspie, hacker, writer, entrepreneur, engineer, and future venture capitalist. He has an insatiable curiosity for online technology, digital publishing (obsessed), and many forms of entertainment. He has worked as an engineer and executive in the Fortune 50 as well as started (and exited) a handful of bootstrapped and VC-funded startups. Every

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12 Podcasters & Bloggers Share Their Top Takeaways From NMX – New Media Expo 2014

  A lineup of over 170 business and new media leaders spoke at 2014’s New Media Expo (NMX), the first and only industry-wide tradeshow, conference and media event for content creators. Every year, thousands of bloggers, podcasters, and content creators attend this annual conference – apparently it is THE event if you are in any of these

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Life Changers: John Pullum – Show Others You Care

Life Changers is a feature where I ask individuals to answer the question: “What is an idea or habit that has changed your life?” Here is how speaker, entertainer, author and TV Host John Pullum answered the question. Speaker, Entertainer, and Author John Pullum was host of the Discovery Channel’s series More Than Human, Thrill Rides:

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Casual Friday: Final Fantasy – Distant Worlds Miami, FL Review

Here’s my video review of Distant Worlds Miami, as well as some thoughts on dress code! Here is the playlist from the Distant Worlds Miami performance: From FF 1-3 Medley, ff 1-3 Victory theme Man with the Machine gun ff 8 Melodies of life ff 9 Battle with the four fiends ff4 Aerith’s theme ff

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3 Essential Ways to Escape the Jerk Cycle

How to be a jerk in 1 easy step Make it all about you. A few years ago, I visited the Miccosukee Indian Village here in South Florida with my wife and her family. We stopped by on New Year’s Day to watch a few shows, some alligator wrestling, observe the natural beauty of the

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Powerful Lessons From 2013

I can’t believe this is my 100th post this year. It seems fitting to do a year in review summary in honor of 2013 and hitting the triple-digit-post-mark. Starting a blog was something that I always had considered doing, but I had fallen victim to procrastination and perhaps a bit of fear when it came

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What’s Unique About This Christmas Display? A DeLorean Time Machine, To Start With

Every neighborhood has one – you know, “that guy” who really gets into the Christmas decorating spirit. Each year, their display grows a bit more elaborate, and it will sometimes include a unique idea or feature that is just hard to top (if you are reckless enough to try to compete). I think it is

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Life Changers: Jon Acuff – Work Doesn’t Have to be Miserable

Life Changers is a feature on my blog where I ask individuals to answer the question: “What is an idea or habit that has changed your life?” Here is how author, speaker, and awesome guy Jon Acuff answered the question.   Jon Acuff is the New York Times Bestselling author of four books including his most

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